The glaze features sun-kissed, peachy-beige tones with delicate crystalline speckles and soft drips, creating a natural, sunlit texture. Its matte, reactive finish gives each mug a unique, handcrafted feel that beautifully complements the cheerful quokka tile.

Ideal for: an everyday mug; a gift for someone who loves Aussie animals; adding to your Australian Animals mugs collection.

High-fired stoneware finished in our signature chino-inspired gradient glazes.

Craftsmanship process

Happy Quokka Mug in the new Australian animal series begins its life on the potter’s wheel, formed by hand in clay or porcelain before being coated—inside and out — in food-safe glazes. The small animal tiles are kept unglazed to preserve the raw tactility of the clay. These tiles start as digital 3D sculptures, which are then 3D-printed, moulded in clay, and carefully attached by hand to each vessel. Our Poppy & Pepper mark is applied either through firing or laser engraving on the base.

Design

Every animal is captured mid-motion on a tiny ceramic tile, offering a moment of personality in relief. Tiles are positioned on classic, comfortable mug forms with handles designed to suit hands of all shapes and sizes. The glazing process is a blend of chemistry and chance: sometimes multiple colours are layered to encourage reactions in the extreme heat of a 1300°C gas kiln. During firing, the glazes shift, drift, and fuse into soft gradients, ensuring each mug emerges with a character all its own.